Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-69638551c3eabe4a8d0f94f6bbb8c4a7 NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report Wednesday from the International Energy Agency. Gasoline use cratered during the pandemic as cities shut down and many people began working from home, a trend that will likely continue as the COVID-19 crisis […]

Global lockdown needed every two years to meet Paris CO2 targets, climate scientists claim

https://www.thegwpf.com/global-lockdown-needed-every-two-years-to-meet-paris-co2-targets-climate-scientists-claim/ Global lockdown needed every two years to meet Paris CO2 targets, climate scientists claimThe Global Warming Policy Forum / by bennypeiser / 4dCarbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown roughly every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of global heating, research […]

World ignores climate hysteria as CO2 emissions come roaring back – December 2020 worldwide emissions 2% higher than same month in 2019

https://www.thegwpf.com/world-ignores-climate-hysteria-as-co2-emissions-come-roaring-back/ World ignores climate hysteria as CO2 emissions come roaring backThe Global Warming Policy Forum / by bennypeiser / In December, global emissions were higher than during the same month in 2019, according to new data from the International Energy Agency. Pandemic restrictions in 2020 caused the largest absolute drop in carbon-dioxide pollution from energy […]

UK Guardian: ‘Global lockdown every two years needed to meet Paris CO2 goals – study’ – CO2 emissions must fall by equivalent COVID global lockdown every two years for next decade to combat global warming

Guardian then corrects headline: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/03/global-lockdown-every-two-years-needed-to-meet-paris-co2-goals-study Equivalent falls in emissions over a decade required to keep to safe limits of global heating, experts say By Fiona Harvey Carbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown roughly every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of […]

Michael Mann on COVID: ‘I see a perfect storm of climate opportunity’ – Also exposed ‘deadliness of anti-science’ views

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/27/climatologist-michael-e-mann-doomism-climate-crisis-interview By Jonathan Watts The book provides a long list of other reasons to be hopeful – rapid take-up of renewable energy, technology advances, financial sector action and more. Even so, the US, like other countries, is still far short of the second world war-level of mobilisation that you and others say is necessary to keep […]

Prepare for the Coming ‘Climate Lockdowns’ – ‘Govts would limit private-vehicle use, ban consumption of red meat, & impose extreme energy-saving measures…stop drilling’

https://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2021/02/prepare-for-coming-climate-lockdowns.html?spref=tw By Robert Wenzel AOC with Mariana Mazzucato Do you think it can’t get much worse than COVID-19 lockdowns?   Think again. An establishment-connected lefty professor says that in “the near future, the world may need to resort to lockdowns again — this time to tackle a climate emergency.” “Under a ‘climate lockdown,’ governments would […]

Despite Covid Lockdowns, US Oil and Natural Gas Exports Hitting Record Levels – ‘No evidence that global oil demand is in structural decline’

"There is simply no evidence that global oil demand is in structural decline."https://t.co/Djgwa5F112 — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 15, 2021 https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2021/02/10/despite_covid-19_us_oil_and_natural_gas_exports_hitting_record_levels_658426.html Despite Covid-19, US Oil and Natural Gas Exports Hitting Record Levels By Jude Clemente After the canceling of the Keystone XL oil pipeline the previous week, a new Executive Order dominated the oil and gas […]

Planet Earth its quietest in decades as lockdowns reduce seismic noise

https://news.trust.org/item/20210218132810-5xify (Reuters) – Earth had its quietest period in decades during 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced human activity and its impact on the planet’s crust, according to scientists working on a global study. An international group of seismologists from 33 countries measured a drop of up to 50% in so-called ambient noise generated […]